Classic Design Team December Challenge

Welcome back to my crafty space!   The December challenge over at Classic Design Team Challenge Blog starts today, and our fabulous sponsor is Lemon Shortbread.  Please take a minute and check out their images as they are beautiful!  I can't wait to see what you create and enter into our challenge this month!!!  

For today's card I used Hero Hues reactive inks to make the background which blended wonderfully with makeup brushes.  I colored the images with Copic markers.  It was also fun stamping and die cutting the crafty items from the May 2019 Hero Arts kit of the month!  

Products used:  white/black card stock, Memento tuxedo black ink, Versafine Onyx black ink, Hero Hues reactive inks, My Hero Arts May 2019 kit, Jane Davenport "Crafty Minx" stamp, Copic markers, and Painter Artist Girl 

More about the sponsor:  

Shop link: https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/lemonshortbread

Challenge Blog: http://lemonshortbreadchallenge.blogspot.com/

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/lemonshortbreadart/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lemonshortbread/?hl=en

challenges entering:
Crafter's Castle 24
Just us Girls 516
World Wide Open Design Team Challenge 11
Morgan's Artworld challenge 11
Outlawz challenges: favorite things
Addicted to Stamps 179
The Corrosive Challenge #11
We Love 2 Create: 12

Tres Baubles

Hello and welcome back to my happy place!   I have a quick card to share with you today that features a distress ink background that I made on a scrap piece of paper months ago and almost threw in the trash.  I was in one of those bored moments where I started to throw down ink as a moment of "therapy" and threw in a junk pile.  I am so glad to have come across it by accident today as I think it made a pretty and pink Holiday card.  I quickly added a die cut to the background and a heat embossed sentiment and came up with this card for a friend.   This time of year, I find myself needing to make quick cards because of the volume that I send out and am so thankful when it comes together well.   I hope that you all had a Happy Thanksgiving and hope you have a fun Black Friday!  

Products used:  white/cranberry card stock, white pearls, Distress Oxide inks, festive berries/barn door/ aged mahogany, Recollections white embossing powder, Versamark ink, Scandi Christmas sentiment stamp, Tattered Lace Art Deco Baubles

Thankful for Coloring Time

Hi and welcome back to my crafty place.  I'd like to take a second and wish my US friends, a Happy Thanksgiving.   I have so much to be thankful for such as, God, my family, country and friends.  This morning I had some down time as my hubby is making Thanksgiving dinner, so took Kit and Clowder's November 2019 markers class this morning.  I learned a lot, and have a lot to continue to practice, but for the first go round it's okay.  I thought I'd share my work in process.  I do love adding snow with a gel pen as it helps take away from minor mistakes you make. lol

Products used:  white card stock, copic markers, white gel pen and The Paper Shelter, Lorem Ipsum H stamp

Challenges entering:  Christmas at Sweet Stampin: Trees
World Wide Open design team challenge 11
Color Throwdown 571
Lean'n's World 101 #20
Sisterhood of crafters: trees
As You Like it Challenge: snow
Crafting with An Attitude 57
Creative Knockouts 326
ITD Creative playground challenge 11

Nativity

Hi and welcome back to my crafty place.   I have a few cards to share with you featuring distress oxide night time sky backgrounds and nativity scene.  I received these die cuts from a swap two years ago, and finally got around to using them!   I chose several colors of distress oxides and blended them roughly on a piece of Canson XL water color paper and then spritzed them with water.  After letting them dry over night I stamped the sentiment with Versafine ink and the North Star with Versamark and heat embossed it.   I think the cards came together nicely, and even though they feature the same products, they both came out differently! 

Products used:  White/black card stock, Canson XL water color paper, Distress oxide inks blue print sketch/mermaid lagoon, squeezed lemonade/seedless preserves, Colorado Stamp co Bethlehem's Light stamp set, Versafine onyx black ink, VersaMark ink, Hero Arts silver embossing powder, and die cuts are unknown from a swap.  

Challenges entering:

Color Throwdown 571

Creative Moments 181

World Wide Open Design Team Challenge 11

Fab n Funky 459

Simon Says Stamp 68

Water Cooler Wednesday 249

Word Art Wednesdau 414/415

Joy, Merrry and Bright

Hello and welcome back to my crafty space.  Today I am sharing two cards featuring Spellbinders Joy Etched die set.  I used silver metallic card stock for the word joy and for the traditional colored card I used red and green to accent the foliage.  The teal colored card kept a white and silver palette.  The cards were super quick to make, but I think they are beautiful Christmas cards.   This year teal and silver have been my favorite go to colors for Christmas, but of course red and silver are traditionally my favorite.

Products used: white/silver/red/ green card stock, square rhinestones, white pearls, Gina K Merry and Bright sentiment, Versafine Onyx black ink, Spellbinders Joy Etched die set, and Spellbinders Hemstitch rectangle die set.   

Challenges entering:
Always Fun Challenges 138
Crafty Cardmakers 246
World Wide Open Design Team Challenge 11
Dream Valley Challenges 214
Morgan's Artworld 11
LeAnnn's World 101: Challenge 20
Get Creative 86
PIP 1947
Stamping Sensations: non traditional Christmas colors
Word Art Wednesday 414/415

Bugaboo Color Challenge

Hi there!  I hope you're having a good day?  We have a new color challenge going at Catch the Bug Challenge Blog and I am sharing a coffee inspired thank you card today.   I think these colors are beautiful and couldn't wait to color something up. Since it's getting much colder here now, I decided to spice things up with latte! I hope you take a second to check out what Bugaboo has going over... it's not too late to grab the freebie Friday image!  Color it make it beautiful and join in on our challnges.  I hope to see you there!  

Products used:  dark pool/white/spiced cider card stock, Paper Studios dsp, Copics, Stickles, and Coffee Time- Thanks a Latte

Challenges entering:
A Gem of a challenge wk 23
Allsorts Challenge 547
Di's Digis: thanks
World Wide Open Design Team Challenge 11
Colour Crazy wk 46
Crafty Catz 484
Just add Ink: just add 2
Polkadoodles wk47
LeAnn's Word101 Challenge 20
Scrappers Delights November challenge

Uniquely Autism

Hi and welcome and back to my crafty space.  Today I have a card that celebrates an oldie, but goodie over at Bugaboo Stamps.  I colored my image, Bugaboo Brat Autism Boy Brat with copic markers and then die cut out a heart and used some twine as an embellishment.  I added Wink of Stella to add a little more interest as well.  I think it turned it out darling!

Products used: White/cranberry card stock, Pink and main Time Flies dsp, Copic markers, Memento ink in Danube Blue, white twine, wink of stella, and Bugaboo Brat Autism Boy Brat

Challenges entering:

World Wide Open Design Team challenge 11

CRAFT challenge: make your own embellishment

Crafting with an Attitude challenge 57

ITD Creative Playground Challenge 11

Morgans Arttworld challenge 11

LeAnn's World 101 Challenge 20

Scrappers Delights challenge November

A Hog For Christmas

Hello and welcome back to my creative space!   Today I bring you a fun card that I am going to share  over at the Sweet Sentiment Facebook Group where they are have a color challenge. I love that Jammie encourages her followers to share their work and wanted to play along.  Maybe go check out her page?    I typically don't pick masculine images, so this got me a little out of my comfort zone, but I think it turned out well.  I colored Harley Claus with copic markers, and for the background quickly blended distress oxides for the sky.  I used Picket Fence Distress Ink to splatter a little snow too.   My card is 5x7 as i thought it suited the image better.  Without further ado...

Products used:  white/black/cranberry card stock, Craft Smart Christmas Plaids dsp, Copic markers, Distress Oxide Ink tumbled glass, Distress Ink picket fence, Hero Arts felt snow flakes, white gel pen, Versafine Onyx Black ink, Echo Park Holly Jolly stamp set, hemp twine, and Dr Digi Harley Claus


Challenges entering:

World Wide Open Design Team challenge 11
Morgan's Artworld #11
Leann's World 101 challenge 20
Addicted to Stamps 368
Crafting by Designs November Challenge
Crreative Moments 180
Paper Shelter
Word Art Wednedsay 414/415
Christmas Kickstart 24

Winter Bird Trio

Good Morning and welcome back to my creative space! Today I am sharing a new release from Bugaboo Stamps, where you can find a new release each and every Tuesday?  How exciting is that?  Winter Bird Trio is perfect for all of your winter and holiday crafting projects.  I of course am featuring it as a card today, but I plan on using it in my planner or traveler's notebook soon.   I'm loving how peach is trending this Christmas season so I had to incorporate it in my collection.  I  hope you like it.  Let me know...  

Products used:  white/gold metallic card, Snow and Cocoa dsp, Copic markers, Gold Stickles, Glossy Accents, White Gelly Roll pen, teal tulle, Momenta celebrate word die, and Bugaboo Winter Bird Trio

Challenges entering:  

Christmas at Sweet Stamping september

Color Throwdown 570

Moo Mania: peace and tranquility.

Simon Says Stamp: starry night

The Paper Funday challenge 11

World Wide Open Design Team challenge 11

Scrapper's Delight Novermber Challenge

1950s Retro TV Show

Hello and welcome back to my creative space!  Today I have a throwback to the 1950s black and white tv and a retro Christmas!  I used the My Hero Arts October 2019 Kit of the Month and made a black and white Christmas scene in a loose interpretation of  a TV!   I made the television from rectangles framing one metallic rectangle and punching circles out to make the dial to change the channels.  I cut 2 small strips and 2 half circles to form the antennae.  I hope that you're able to get the vibe I was going for?  Without further ado....

Products used:  white/cranberry/silver metallic/black card stock, Paper Studies gingham dsp, MHA Oct 2019 KOM, circle punches, copic markers, glossy accents, recollections white embossing powder, versamark ink, and silver stickles. 

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Challenges entering:
Addicted to Stamps 368
Crafting By Designs November challenge
The Paper Shelter 407
World Wide Open Design Team Challenge 11
ITD Creative Playground Challenges 11
Leann's world 101 #20
Morgan's Artworld #11

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge 118

Good Morning!  Thanks for stopping by my crafty space!  We have a new challenge starting today over at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends where anything handmade goes!  Our sponsor this month is Bugaboo Stamps which is such a fun and creative company. I encourage you to check out the store and find some inspiration for your next project!  I colored my images with copic markers, and added tumbled glass Distress oxide ink to the background.  The sentiment was stamped with Versafine onyx black ink and mounted on a standard A2 card.  

Products used:  white/ hot pink card stock, Recollections Holiday Bash dsp, Distress Oxide ink, Versafine ink, Copic markers, Gnome Christmas sentiment, stickles, and Snowman Couple

More about our sponsor:  

Shop: https://bugaboostamps.com/

Challenge Blog: http://catchthebugblog.blogspot.com/

Bugaboo Fan group on FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/BugabooStamps/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/bugaboodigistamps/

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com.au/fisherwoman0958/bugaboo-stamps/


Challenges entering:
613 Create: 227
Addicted To Stamps 179
Dragonfly Dream: Christmas/winter
World Wide Open Design Team challenge 11
Morgan's Artworld 11
LeAnn's World 101 #20
The corrosive Challenge 11
ITD Creative Playground Challenge 11

Retro Christmas Tree Shopping

Hello and welcome back to my crafty place!  This evening I have a fun project featuring the My Monthly Hero Arts Kit from October 2019 which features a Retro Christmas!   I first stamped the images and then colored them with Copic markers and then die cut them out.  I made my background using Hero Hues reactive inks and then applied my scene.  I have to admit this card took a little bit of time to construct because I also cut out the image to make another card with different images from the same set.  I hope you like the way it came together and inspires you to make something fun today! 

Products used:  white card stock, MHA October 2019 kit of the month, Hero Hues Reactive Inks, Versa Magic Cloud ink, Versafine Onyx Black ink, silver Stickles, Distress Oxide vintage photo, Glossy accents, and, Copic markers

Challenges entering:

Color My Heart Color Dare: 369

World Wide Open Design Team Challenge 11

Colour Crazy wk 45

Creative Fingers 175

Daring Cards: christmas cards

Polkadoodles wk 46

Scrappers Delight: november

As You Like It: cute/traditional christmas

Morgan's Artworld 11

LeAnn's World 101 #20

ITD Creative Playground challenge 11

Psalm 119:28

Hi and welcome back to my crafty space.  This morning I have a bible journaling page to share with you.  I recently stumbled upon a company called By The Well 4 God who publishes devotionals that are travel notebook sized (my new love) and all the ephemera and stamps to go with them to help your creative process along.  I am new to bible journaling as it is hard for me to mark up the pages of a bible, which is why I purchased the Day Spring, Illustrating Bible.  I love this bible because it has wide margins to decorate, create, or write in.  I have chosen to mostly create in mine and then write in my devotional traveler's notebook so that I can share my work with you. 

The Devotional I am Working on is the October devotional, but it is perfect for what I am personally facing right now.  I just love how God works and knows exactly what you need when you need it.  Historically November is a very rough month for me full of heart ache and grief, so A Heart at Rest is perfect for me to work through at the moment.   

Psalm 119:28 New International Version (NIV)

28 

My soul is weary with sorrow;

    strengthen me according to your word.

Products used:  A Heart At Rest Devotional Kit, Distress oxides aged mahogany/evergreen bough, Daniel Smith water color natural sienna 


challenges entering:
word art wednesday 412/413

Grateful Fox

Welcome back to my crafty space. I hope you're having a great day?  I have an oldie but goodie for you from Bugaboo Stamps which I think is adorable!  I colored the image with copics and heat embossed the sentiment on to an A2 card.   When you have a chance go check out what the other designers came up with over at Catch The Bug Challenge Blog!  I do hope you find some inspiration there and then grab you an image from Bugaboo!  Without further ado...

Products used: marigold/white card stock, Gina K Grateful Heart dsp, Copic markers, Recollections gold embossing powder, Bo Bunny gratitude stamp set, white gelly roll pen gold Stickles, and Bugaboo, Fall Autumn Fox

Challenges entering:  

Addicted to Stamps 367

Craftting by Design: november

Creative Moments 180

Simon Says Stamp: thank you

The Paper Funday 11

Frog Day

Hi, welcome back to my crafty space!  Today I am celebrating American Frog Day with Catch the Bug Challenge Blog!  Frogs happen to be my favorite animal!  When I was a kid we had one from a tad pole up to adult hood... until it croaked... no pun intended.  But yes I love them and I am weird.  With that said this image is adorable... I hope you think so too?

Products used:  white/lime card stock, Paper Studios dsp, Copic markers, Spectrum Noir sparkle pen, pink sequins, white sheer ribbon, and Frog, Hi!

Challenges Entering: 

Crafting By Designs: November

Creative Moments 180

Sisterhood of Crafters: forest animals

Watercooler Wednesday WWC247

Word Art Wednesday 412/413

Morgan's Artworld 11

Leann's World 101 #20

Give Thanks

Hi and welcome back!  Today I have a beautiful Thanksgiving card to share with you.  This happens to be one of my favorite stamps from Fun Stampers Journey.  For this card, I stamped the image with Dessert sand Memento ink and then colored it with copics.  I added the sentiment from the same set and heat embossed with copper powder.  I mounted it on gold metallic card stock then to a dsp by Gina K designs.  To get that perfect color ribbon, I colored white sheer ribbon with a burgundy marker.  It was very quick coloring, just like you need it to be for the holidays!

Products used: ivory/cranberry/ metallic gold card stock, Gina K Grateful Heart dsp, memento ink, versamark ink, Judikins Copper embossing powder, copic markers, Fun Stampers Journey Bountiful Thanks stamp set. and sheer ribbon.  

Challenges entering:

Always Fun Challenges 136

Crafting Happiness Challenge 22

Get Cjreative Challenges 86

Jan's Digi Stamps Challenges 1

Morgan's Artworld challenge 10

Lean's World 101 challenge 20

CAS Birthday

Hello and welcome back to my crafty place.  Today I am sharing a simple card that I made for my son's 18th birthday.  I chose Tim Holtz's  Birthday Blue Print stamp set as my son just announced that he may want to be an architect.  I stamped the images in Memento ink which copic friendly so that I could color with them.  I hope you like it!

Products used?  white/black card stock, Tim Holtz Birthday Blue Print, Memento Tuxedo Black, copic markers, and Martha Stewart Happy Birthday sentiment stamp.  

Christmas Light Scene

Hello and welcome back!  I have a card to share with you today created from Kit and Clowder's Oct/Nov coloring class featuring Lily of the Valley digital stamps.  I believe this stamp was created specifically for the class as I didn't find it available on the shop, but it's not too late to get the class!!!   The day I colored this I was struggling with a few things, so I decided to take some time for me and take the entire class in one day!  I seriously have never done that before, as I typically start and stop frequently, but I easily got lost in ME time!   I learned a lot of new techniques, but also got to practice a few.   I love how Alyce breaks it down into smaller parts of the image so that you only concentrate on one section at a time.  I also love how she reminds you to be mindful of light source and shadows!   I hope you like my first attempt at this adorable scene!

Products used:  white/teak/cranberry card stock, Martha Stewart dsp, copic markers, white gelly roll pen, and Lily of the Valley stamp created for Kit And Clowder

Challeges Entering: 

ABC Christmas Challenge: Wreath

Christmas At Sweet Stampin Challenges: october

Color Throwdown 568

Crafty Creations Challenges 401

Crafting By Designs: November

Elliebelle's Corner Wednesday Challenge: november

Merry Little Christmas Challenge November

Morgan's Artworld: 11

Leann's World 101: challenge 20

World Wide Open Design Team challenge :10

Word Art Wedneday: 412/413

Christmas Kickstart Challenge 23

The Holly and Ivy Christmas challenge: 59

Light of Bethlem

Good morning and welcome to my crafty space.  Today I am sharing my first real attempt to add a background to a stamped image.  I totally borrowed this from Sandy Allnock, because I watched the linked video and fell in love with the stamp and her project.  I will never claim to have talent, and desperately want to be a colorist so I watch a ton of her videos.  After watching Sandy's video and ordering Bethlehem's Light from the Colorado Stamp Co, I decided to give this a try and followed Sandy's video.  My final picture doesn't come close to my inspiration piece, but I will say I had so much fun coloring this image.  I actually made four of these to give to family members.   I'm very shy about sharing this because I don't like to post imperfect projects of my Lord and Savior, so I ask please be kind in your comments.   And Thank You to Sandy Allnock for sharing her art and teachings. 

Products used:  white/navy/silver metallic card stock, copic markers, white gelly roll pen, Recollections white/silver embossing powder, and Colorado Craft Co Bethlehem's Light stamp set

Challenges Entering:
Christmas with the Cuties 32
PIP 1944
The Corrosive Challenge 11
World Wide Open Design Team Challenge 10
Morgan's Artworld 11
LeAnn's World 101 challenge 20

Break a Leg

Hello and welcome back to my crafty space!  I'm sharing my design team project for Catch the Bug Challenge Blog where this Saturday's challenge is an "anything goes" theme.  I chose to make a get well card in classic red/black/white which is one of my favorite color combos.  I like this card, because it is clean and simple and appropriate for a male too.   I colored the image, Break a Leg with Copic markers and a silver metallic Spectrum Noir maker.   I stamped the sentiment and edges of the layers with Memento ink.  I hope you like it. 

Products used:  white/cranberry card stock, Bo Bunny Land of Wonder dsp, hemp twine, love letter/ gray flannel Memento ink, Copic Markers, Spectrum Noir metallic marker, Silver Stickles, Creative Vision Stamps What Bugs You, and Bugaboo, Break a Leg stamp

Shop: https://bugaboostamps.com/

Challenge Blog: http://catchthebugblog.blogspot.com/

Bugaboo Fan group on FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/BugabooStamps/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/bugaboodigistamps/

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com.au/fisherwoman0958/bugaboo-stamps/

Challenges entering:
Challenge Up your life 117
Crafty Friends Challenge 122
World Wide Open Design Team challenge 10

Money Card Holder

Good morning and welcome back to my crafty place.  Today I bring to you a money card holder featuring an image from Pattie's Creations Digital Images.  At my last craft show I had multiple people ask me for money holder cards, so this was my first chance to make one.  This particular card will be for my step mom because she loves candy canes, and it gave me practice for future creations.   This really is an easy project using one 7.5x 7.5 inch solid card stock and then adding dsp papers.  For an additional fun touch I chose to add a belly band where I mounted Pattie's image!  The image was colored with copics and highlighted the Spectrum Noir sparkle pen. 

Please take a minute and checkout what the other designers have to inspire you with over at Pattie's Creations Design Challenge where the theme is Anything Goes for the month of November.  Also you should be able to grab a free image over at the blog too... Run... go.... .

Products used:  cranberry/white/silver metallic card stock/ Recollections dsp, Sizzix dotted circle die, Spellbinders fancy scalloped circle die, EK tools tag punch, red rhinestones, Versafine Onyx black ink, Rhubarb Stalk memento ink, Crop a dile 1/4 inch corner rounder, Gina K Merry Christmas to you sentiment stamp, and Pattie's Creations, Candy Canes with bow

More information about Patties Creations! 

Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/pattiescreations?fbclid=IwAR3BHK8yLZvT6_2g7Xj6IgAvKUv_Po5sCNGMEMSq7wYfnxF9KPRc4anRMm4

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Patties-Creations-Digital-Images-473067676087906/

Blog: https://pattiescreationschallenge.blogspot.com/